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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Journyx

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AJournyx's time and expense tracking software aims to streamline the collection and processing of timesheets – reducing payroll time, growing client billings, and increasing project profitability. The vendor says Journyx helps you collect better time and expense data for better, more informed decisions. Key benefits include: Integrate Journyx time and expense tracking with existing business systems, including Microsoft Dynamics GP, NAV, SL, and AX, QuickBooks, MS Project,…N/A

    Patriot Payroll

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/APatriot Software headquartered in Canton, Ohio offers Patriot PAY, their benefits administration and payroll software.

    $17

    per month

    Pricing
    JournyxPatriot Payroll
    Editions & Modules
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    Basic Payroll
    $17/mo + $4 per employee/contractor
    Accounting Basic
    $20/mo (unlimited use)
    Accounting Premium
    $30/mo (unlimited use)
    Full Service Payroll
    $37/mo + $4 per employee/contractor
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    JournyxPatriot Payroll
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsBoth our hosted and on-premise solutions are priced on a per license, per month basis. We have a base solution, Journyx, with additional products and add-ons that we offer based on your specific requirements. Pricing is highly dependent on your business requirements. We're happy to discuss your needs in detail so we can provide you with a solution that meets those needs.Patriot Software has two payroll options to choose from: Basic Payroll, and Full Service payroll software. Both start with a simple three-step payroll process. With the Full Service Payroll, Patriot will collect, deposit, and file federal, state, and local payroll taxes on the customer's behalf; end-of-the-year payroll tax filing is included at no extra charge. Print W2s on 8 x 1/2 x 11 plain white office paper to hand to employees, or post to the free employee portal. Also, Patriot Software offers free direct deposit.
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    Features
    JournyxPatriot Payroll
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Journyx and Patriot Payroll
    Feature
    Journyx
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    Ratings
    Patriot Payroll
    8.3
    15 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings9.515 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.75 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.211 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.213 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings6.36 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    JournyxPatriot Payroll
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    9.7
    (20 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.3
    (10 ratings)
    Availability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Performance
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.7
    (10 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Implementation Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Product Scalability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Vendor post-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Vendor pre-sale
    8.0
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    User Testimonials
    JournyxPatriot Payroll
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Journyx, Inc
    Users cannot update their own time sheet if mistakes are made or things change after submitting. The time sheet must be rejected by the reviewer before the user can update the time sheet. It would be much better for the user to be able to update the time sheet and resubmit, barring approval, instead of the upfront action of the reviewer rejecting the time sheet.
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    Patriot Software
    Patriot PAY is well-suited to a company that has a 10-day window between the end of the pay period and the payday. The company size makes very little difference and it is easy to use for any company. It is also very progressive in development and improvement. If a company has a small window for turn-around, but fairly consistent payroll amounts (such as a lot of salary workers), Patriot PAY might also be a good fit for them.

    Companies with tight turn-around times or payrolls that vary significantly in direct deposit amounts might have difficulty using Patriot PAY.
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    Pros
    Journyx, Inc
    • The strengths are real time data capture for our projects.
    • Helps our department with our clinical trials for the budgeting process (we capture time per task).
    • Allows our department to justify additional hires.
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    Patriot Software
    • It is simple, intuitive and straightforward in its design. Someone with little experience with roles in human resources roles, bookkeeping or payroll can quickly learn how to set-up the software and run payroll regularly by reading through the support portion of the site, or by contacting the helpful staff at Patriot. Patriot staff have walked me through issues or guided me on the phone as I learned how to use a function of the software.
    • Patriot provides comprehensive quarterly tax filing records, including 941s, state unemployment compensation tax payments, state employer's tax and local employer's tax filings. You can also generate payroll or tax deposit reports over a specific time period or per employee.
    • The support and FAQ pages available on Patriot are very practical and written in an easy to understand manner. Using the information provided there, I was able to properly set up new employees according to local and state filing requirements.
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    Cons
    Journyx, Inc
    • Leave management ability can be improved to offer more functions and reporting.
    • Administration function of adding new clients can be difficult and time consuming.
    • Maybe at times too much customization. It is difficult to administrate all the activities and tasks if we have future changes.
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    Patriot Software
    • Connecting with outside software - we have an issue of Patriot not recognizing donors when connected to other websites when all the information is the same minus a middle initial
    • Giving an error page when something small is off. Instead of giving an easy to fix error notification, Patriot brings the user to an error page and they have to reenter everything.
    • Fixing dates easily. If a date is entered incorrectly, 8/13/21 instead of 2021, an error pop up appears but the user has to click enter/okay many times or refresh the page in order to fix this issue.
    • Enter vs Tab key - Patriot loves the tab key but if the user clicks enter instead, many times it brings them to the home page.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Journyx, Inc
    All depending on cost for renewal. This is very expensive as a reporting tool, as we do not recover the cost through billing
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    Patriot Software
    It works well because it is cheap for us.
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    Usability
    Journyx, Inc
    Back end, administration or set up on the software.
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    Patriot Software
    I think it is great once things are setup as for general user looking to look for simple things like a copy of a paystub or a current pay rate for an employee. However, to find specialized things like a state withholding number or payroll integration settings those do require a bit more digging to find or possibly a call to customer service for help.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Journyx, Inc
    Yes, it's there when I need it.
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    Patriot Software
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    Performance
    Journyx, Inc
    Can be slow at times.
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    Support Rating
    Journyx, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Patriot Software
    Generally speaking it is pretty good that when I need to call somebody up for a payroll question I can generally within five minutes get somebody on the phone and they can help me resolve the problem or specify where specifically I need to go or contact to find my answers. However, that being said, for my specific situation as a partner my assigned contact has not always been very responsive.
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    Online Training
    Journyx, Inc
    Good training overall, some areas we do use.
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    Patriot Software
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    Implementation Rating
    Journyx, Inc
    It takes a lot of planning and it's time consuming.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Journyx, Inc
    Journyx is easy to use - intuitive with customizable drop down menus and with multiple report options, useful for a variety of purposes.
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    Patriot Software
    I briefly used Intuit Online Payroll, and it was expensive, had no support, and was very frustrating to use. I also used 3 local tax companies for payroll - they were extremely expensive and messed up all of the time. Their employee turnover was very annoying (and it seemed to happen every other month) and each employee did things differently. When I let one of my employees go, the last company paid them after termination (2 weeks of salary), and had to get into a legal battle because the employee would not give the money back.
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    Scalability
    Journyx, Inc
    Server issues at first.
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    Patriot Software
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    Return on Investment
    Journyx, Inc
    • Allowing for time and reporting to be easy to navigate
    • Ease of entering time allows for employees/contractors to enter in their time
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    Patriot Software
    • It boosts my time available for client-facing activities by not having to spend as much time processing payroll.
    • It helps me deliver accurate reports to my CPA at tax time regarding employee wages and employer taxes.
    • Through the online portal, I can easily track year-to-date taxes my company has paid.
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    ScreenShots

    Journyx Screenshots

    Screenshot of Main Time Entry screen in JournyxScreenshot of Expense Entry screen in JournyxScreenshot of Assignments screen in JournyxScreenshot of Journyx Reportlink for Excel

    Patriot Payroll Screenshots

    Screenshot of the 3-step process to carry out payrollScreenshot of the Payroll interface, which can be used run payroll on any device with internet or data connection. There is no need to download and maintain a separate payroll app.Screenshot of a payroll report, to sort by work location, employee, and date range.